The title basically says it all, Im basically probably the fastest kid in our whole league, Im 5'11" I have pretty good handling skills but i suck at driving, can any one give me some pointers or some tips on how to use my quickness as an advantage to get to the basket. Every time I try, even with one on one, i seem to get cut off alot..

The title basically says it all, Im basically probably the fastest kid in our whole league, Im 5'11" I have pretty good handling skills but i suck at driving, can any one give me some pointers or some tips on how to use my quickness as an advantage to get to the basket. Every time I try, even with one on one, i seem to get cut off alot..

What type of fast are you? Top end sprinting speed doesn't mean much in basketball as the court is only 96 feet. Are your first three steps fast? If it takes you more then three or 4 steps to get up to top speed in basketball you are not going to beat many people off the dribble.

Practice your hesitation moves, stutter step, basic crossovers etc. The point is to make your drive unpredictable. Once you have the defense mixed up, that's when you use your quickness to your advantage. Try to change the defense's stance and attack their front foot. Once you past your man, there's not much he can do unless he commits a foul.

Are you driving in only one direction? Make sure to practice with your off hand too so the defense can't predict which way you go.

Also, you should always try to attack from the triple threat position instead of beating your man off the dribble alone since you have the advantage of shot fakes and jab steps. If you're as quick as you say, then beating the defense on the first step shouldn't be too difficult. From there, it gets easier.

Basketball is about change of pace. Look at Steve Nash, he's probably the slowest pg in the league, but because he changes speeds with hesitations, stutter steps, etc, he's able to get by anyone. Set your man up, THEN explode. You shouldn't be going in 5th gear the entire game. You should go from 2nd, to 5th, down to 3. You get the idea.

What type of fast are you? Top end sprinting speed doesn't mean much in basketball as the court is only 96 feet. Are your first three steps fast? If it takes you more then three or 4 steps to get up to top speed in basketball you are not going to beat many people off the dribble.

Then either you are not reading your defender correctly, they don't respect your outside shooting so they are giving you a cushion negating your speed, you don't know how to use your body once you get the defender to open up and slide or make a full crossover recovery step, don't know how to use your own cut-off dribble or you are not setting your move up correctly which usually means there is a footwork problem. You need to watch some game film of yourself and figure out which one it is.